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No. 643,686. Patented may l, 1900. .1. T, Harmes :& J. e. REBER.

BOX.

l (Application mea Apr. s, 1899.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STAT CHICAGO, ILLINo COMPANY,

sPEcIFIcArIoN forming par# PATENT OFFICE.

ERREs, or ANDERSON, INDIANA,

Is, AssIGNoRs To TI-IE J. w. sEFToN MANUFACTURING OF SAME PLACES.

AND :roi- IN C.. REBER, or

of 'Letters Patent No. e4s,ese, aatea may 1, 1900.

Application filed April8,1899. Serial No. 712,317. (No model.)

= To dll whom Ait mayooncerm,

B e it known that we,JnFFREY T. FERRES residing at Anderson, in

' son, Iin the State of Indiana,

the county otA Madi- REBER,-residing at Chicago, vin the county of Cook, in the State of Illinois, citizens of the United States of An1erica,have invented a-certain new and useful Improvement in Boxes,

-.of which thefollowing is a description, referto ence being had to the 'accompanying drawp ings, forming part of this specification.

Our invention has for its object the provislon of simple and eicient means for securely locking the lids o f boxes upon tl'e bodies of lI5 the boxes to prevent unauthorized access`to the y: :ontepts of the flrlloclring means or mutilation of ruption o latter without `such disthe box as will insure subsequent detection. vIt has been desiguedmore especially for use zo in Connectionrwith cheap boxes made of paper or of the various and its novelty -w kinds of paper-board, ill be hereinafter set forth,

and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure'l 2 5' "represents va perspective View having its lid locked upon ofa closed box `its .body by means of our invention and provided with a handle; Fig. 2, a middle vertical section oi the same lengthwise of .the box; Fig. 3, a vertical cross- 33o section-on the lin tical section corresponding to e 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4,a verend of the box, showing a modified form of locking-tongue; and Fig. 5, a sectional detail on the line 5 5 of Fig. .2.

- The same letters of reference are used to indicate corresponding parts Ain the several views.

In the present shbwn applied 4o box, of which the stantial counterparts of being slightly the substantially inclose' the The particular m and lid of the be folded up of blanks in thc usu boa is immaterial.

instance our invention is to a rectangular paper-board A andlid B are subeach other, the lid to t down over and body of the box. annerof forming the body They may suitably out and scored al manner, and may be also body larger and JOHN G. T

Fig. 2 of one provided upon scored in such a way as separated to be pressed out in flat form for 'compact storage and shipment, as is common.

Secured to the A ot the box are two sheet-metal platesC, provided with tongues ct, passed through the walls of the body..of the box and clenched upon its outer-face, as shown more particu` larly in Fig. 5 and in dotted lines in Fig. 3. The body of the plate against the wall of the box, trary, stands a slight'distance away therefrom to permit the locking-tongue D, hereinafter described, to pass downward 'between it and the wall of the box. Depending from the upper part or body of the plate C is an outwardly-bent tongue b, whose lower edge normally bears against orstands immediately adjacent the wall of the box, so that the locking-tongue heretofore referred to will have to spring this tongure or catch b inward iu passing downward between it and the wall of the box.-

to enable them when 'Cv does not fit .tightly but, on the conat each end with slits or openings c immediately over the plates O'for the passage of the locking-tongues D. Under the Construction shown in Figsl, 2, and 3 these locking-tongues constitute the opposite depending ends of aA handle E, which may be formed of a piece'of bent wood veneering, paper-board, or other suitable material. depending opposite ends, ward through the slits c in are reduced in width, as shown which pass downthe lid of the box, in Fig. 3,

therebyforming at the opposite ends'of said'- slits shoulders d, which limit the downward movement of the ends of the handle or tongues D. Neartheir lower ends these tongues are their inner faces with recesses or notches forming abrupt upwardly-facing Vshoulders e, adapted to be engaged by the tongues b of the platesC when thev looking tongues D are passed downward through the slits C in the lid and through the guideways formed by the plates C until the shoulders d. .'contact with the top of the lid D. Vlien the rlfhe lower portions of its 5o opposite walls of the body i and the lid lthus becomes securely locked, to

, y'Without subsequent detection.

l to its contents.

shoulders e become thus engaged. by the tongues b, as in Figs. 2 andl 3, it will be'seen that the tongues D cannot be withdrawn, but,

on the contrary, are securely attached to the body of the box, while the presence of. the shouldersd 'abovethe top of the lid B prevents the latter being lifted olf the body A,

the bodyof the box. When the lid has thus been'locked uponthe'body access can be had to the interior of the box again only by dis- ,.ruptingpor mutilating either the box or the locking devices, and of course'cannot be done When it is desired to open the box, th'e locking-tongues may be cu t off immediately beneath the shoulders d andthe lid of the box be then slid upward oi the body, leaving thetongues D en'- gaged by the catches of the plate C, or the box may be cut open with a knife togain access In EigA a similar provision for locking the lid upon the box isshown independent of anyhandle for the box. I n this instance the locking-tongue D for eachend of the box issecured to the top of the lid B by 'means of a rivet, staple, or other suitable means,'as at a', and at its opposite en d is bent A at right an gles and passed downward through the slit c in the lid B and between the lock 'ing-plate .Candthe endwall of the box, and

vthe, shoulder e upon its lower end'is engaged by the spring-tongue b or the plate C, as in the construction previously described. In this instance the' locking-tongues D may be conveniently formed of strips nfl the same material as the body and lid of the box, and the shoulders e upon their lower ends may be conveniently formed by reversely b nding the' ends of the tongues D upon 'then selves and securing the reversely-bent end'of the tongue -to the body thereof by paste or glue or other suitable means'.

` Under this construction the tonguesD may, if desired, be of thehsame width throughout their length, since there is no necessity for shoulders dupon them as where the tongues constitute the ends of a handle. Y

Itwill be understood that the 'essential fea.-A ture of our invention consists in suitable eatchessecured upon"the end Walls of the body of the boxand adapted to engage locking-tongues passed downward through openings in the lid of the box and arranged to hold settings of fancy-poultry eggs, for which it is desirable to provide an inexpensive box,

but at the same time one which cannot be readily opened by. an unauthorized person and the fancy eggs replaced by inferior ones 'without subsequent detection, due to mutilation ofthe box or the fastening devices. When the boxes are used forthis purpose, they will of course be provided with suitable cell-cases for the reception and protection of--the eggs. Having thus fully described our invention, we claim- 1. The combination of the box-body A, lid B, catches C and cooperating tongues D said vent access to the catch, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

2. The combination of the box body A.. lid. B, catches C,and handle E immovablyheld when the lid is in place on the box and having thedepending opposite ends'provided with the shoulders d and coperating with thecatches C, in the manner and for the purpose described. The combination ofthe box-bodyA, the

-lid havin g e dcpendin g portion extending be l low the top of the body and adapted to precatches C secured to the walls thereof, the lid 'B provided with the openings c above. theA catches C, and the melting-tongues D passed downward through the openings c-and'coperating with the catches C, said lid having a depending portion extending below the top of tl1e'box#body and adapted to prevent access to the'catch, substantially as and vfor the purpose described.

4. The combination of the box-body A, the catches secured to its wallsjan'd consisting of the metal plates C having the vdepending vspring-tongues b, the llid B `having the openings c above the plates C, and the lockingtongues D passed downward through v the openings c and 'provided with the 'shoulders c coperating with the spring-tongues b, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. The combination of the box-body A, the catches secu red to the end walls thereof and each consisting of the metal plate C having" the tongues a. passed through and clenched upon saidend walls and provided with thedepending spring-tongue b, the lid B having lthe openings c above the plates C, and the handle E having the depending opposite ends IOC D provided with the shoulders d adapted to bear upon the topof the lid-B, and with the portions below said shoulders adapted to pass downward through the openings c in the lid B and providedwith the shoulders ecoperating with the spring-tongues l) of the catchplates C, substantial-ly as and for the purpose described.

6. The combination of a box-body, catches ou the innerwalls of the boX-body-,a telescopic lid, and tongues for-holdiiigthelid on the box `c :operating with`saideatches 'said iid acting to gurd the parts and prevent the catch and tongue being disengaged, substantially as described.

7. T he combination, of a box-body, :t catchv secured to one Wall thereof and cornpri'sing'a metal plete having side tongues L passedl through and clenched upon said'lox-wall, and i :t depending spring-tongue, af box-lid, and a. tongue for holding said vlid, adaptedl-topass between the box-wall and said plate nd-'between saidl holding-tongues a' and having-zt shoulder cooperating withisad spring-rtjongue.,

substantially' as described.-

' JEFFREY T..FERRES.

JOHNG. REBER.

Witnesses" to Jerey T. Ferrese' signeture:

VD.'H. DURBIN,

K. iVICCULmUGIlr.l

I; Witnesses'to John G. Rebel-s signature:

:.ff EDWARD RECTOR,

vBIJSSIE .SHApBoLT- 

